(523627) 2008 QB43

Trans-Neptunian object
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(523627) 2008 QB43

Summary

(523627) 2008 QB43 is an asteroid[1]. (523627) 2008 QB43 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (523627) 2008 QB43 is credited with the discovery of Palomar Observatory[3].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[5].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[6].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's minor planet group is recorded as Kuiper Belt[7].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[8].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's provisional designation is recorded as 2008 QB43[10].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 25, 2008[11].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.096'}[12].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1000719395340801'}[13].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.0'}[14].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+5.75'}[15].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+26.4'}[16].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+26.37190807148172'}[17].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+99191.87013516243'}[18].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+320.5765987786394'}[19].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+41.93581628485882'}[20].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+46.1324147564295'}[21].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+37.73921781328814'}[22].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+78'}[23].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+77.64740421713036'}[24].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+328'}[25].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+344.8514955664274'}[26].
  • (523627) 2008 QB43's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid[4] and trans-Neptunian object[5].

Why It Matters

(523627) 2008 QB43 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+37.73921781328814'}
    Orbital inclination {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+26.4'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+26.37190807148172'}
    Orbital eccentricity {'amount': '+0.096'}, {'amount': '+0.1000719395340801'}
    Longitude of ascending node {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+320.5765987786394'}
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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